Start a translation

You can start a translation from the page of the article you want to translate on the journal website: click on the language drop-down menu and choose "Propose a translation" (check that the article has not already been translated into the target language you want)

Account and Profile

In order to use the translation tool, you need to create an account. You will need the following information:

  • First name
  • Family name
  • Email address or your ORCID number

You will need to be authenticated in order to work on a translation.

Start a translation

  • Make sure you read all the information about the translation process
  • Login to the Translation tool
  • Identify the article you want to translate and copy its DOI.
  • Paste the article’s DOI in the field. provided
  • Select the target language.
  • Tick the confirmation box and click on the [Generate Translation] button. The article will be automatically pre-translated which may take some time. You’ll be taken to the translation screen.

Editing a translation

  • Author information: : Enter for each contributor the following information: last name, first name, affiliation, email address, ORCID number.
  • Translate metadata: if necessary, translate the metadata: title, abstract, keywords.
    • If the author of the original article has already provided a translation for a piece of metadata, it will not be possible to edit the translation.
    • If the author of the original article has not provided a translation for a piece of metadata, you will need to translate any untranslated metadata in order to proceed with the project.
  • Edit the article text: correct and improve the text of the translation generated by the tool.
  • Don't forget to regularly click on the [Save] button to save your project.
  • When the translation is complete, click on the [Next] button to proceed to validation.

Submit screen

  • To submit the translation, tick the confirmation box. The Publisher will be notified that a new translation has been submitted for moderated. If necessary, the Publisher may contact you via your email address for any clarifications or questions. .

Moderation

Once submitted, the translation has been submitted, it is moderated by the Académie des Sciences’editorial team. Content moderation consists of assessing the illegality or compatibility of the content with the conditions of use, in order to decide whether to put it online or reject it because of characteristics that are considered potentially inappropriate or inaccurate.
This does not include systematically scientific moderation.

Publication

Once validated by the Publisher, the translation will be published online under the CC BY licence, with an appropriate DOI, and will be available on the Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences’ Website, on the article page of the source article, in html and PDF format. You will be notified of the publication by email. The author of the original article will also be informed.

Resuming a translation after logging out

If you haven’t submitted the translation, you can save the work done on the translation, log out and log in again at any time to resume a translation.